Equipping the Shahed-136 drones with SpaceX’s Starlink could give a massive boost to Russia's war efforts against Ukraine.

Russian forces launched 32 Shahed loitering munitions, an Iskander ballistic missile and two Kh-22 cruise missiles on Ukraine on the night of 26-27. Ukrainian air defence units have shot down 24 of the Shaheds.

Russia launched an attack on Ukraine using an Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missile from the temporarily occupied Crimea, as well as two Kh-22 cruise missiles from Tu-22M3 bombers over the Black Sea in the early hours of Sept.

Ukrainian fighters shot down the Shahed-136 of the aggressor country of russia during an attack on the night of5. Starlink satellite communication

Defense Express has reported that Russia has begun installing SpaceX's Starlink satellite communications on Shahed-136 attack drones. Source: Defense Express Details: Starlink equipment was spotted on one of the drones that Ukraine's defence forces downed during a Russian attack on the night of 24-25.

Ukrainian Air Defense Forces shot down 24 Russian Shahed-type drones overnight, September 27. According to Ukrinform, Ukraine’s Air Force reported this on Telegram.

Russia has equipped the Shahed kamikaze drones with Starlink satellite communication. This will allow the enemy to use the drones for reconnaissance as well, according to Defense Express and Andrii Kovalensky,

"The Russian Armed Forces have installed Starlink on Shahed-136: it's about unlimited communication range for a UAV flying 2,000 km. This is the first time the enemy has used Shahed with Starlink, but it is unlikely to be the last,

Space broadband on weapons is not something Elon Musk condones A Russian drone shot down over Ukraine appears to have been fitted with equipment made by Elon Musk's space broadband service Starlink, according to Ukrainian media.